Herbes de Provence is a traditional blend of aromatic herbs that flourish in the south of France, and is used to flavor a wide variety of foods (try rubbing it onto meat before roasting or tossing some into a pizza sauce). It also makes a lovely gift if packaged in little terracotta jars (the traditional way they’re packaged) or muslin bags (buy them here).

While lots of different combinations of herbs can be used to create herbes de Provence, this is a nice, basic recipe from Oldfashionedliving.com:

1 tablespoon dried basil

1 tablespoon marjoram

1 tablespoon summer savory

1 tablespoon thyme

1 crushed bay leaf

1 teaspoon lavender

1 teaspoon fennel

Combine and keep in a covered container. Or, if you’re me, just go ahead and buy the stuff ready-made here or here.

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